A long-term secure space would ensure that our community groups can continue to grow and thrive.

An ‘LGBT Equality Hub’ could form part of the new Docklands Project. Such a hub would be a thriving, vibrant and attractive space that would help breathe life into the new dockland’s streets. While offering an opportunity for Cork to be a frontrunner for LGBT inclusion internationally.

At present, all the LGBT community groups operate from rented or borrowed spaces.

Create regional, out of hours, free, drop in sexual health services for men who have sex with men (MSM) and the trans community – similar to those that exist in Dublin. This is required because:

MSM are disproportionately affected by a number of STIs including HIV. This issue has been historically ignored and thereby exacerbated.

If the rollout of the promised national PrEP programme is to be effective, those based outside of Dublin will require access to PrEP monitoring clinics and regular testing, on par with those that exist in the capital.

The long-term costs of not providing these services will exceed the costs of providing them.

A large number of people still believe dangerous and damaging myths about the LGBT+ community.

Many public servants and care providers want and require LGBT+ awareness training and information.

With additional resources, LGBT+ organisations can provide high quality, cost-effective training that link people directly to existing community-based supports. To enhance this training and information the CSO and the census should capture data on the LGBT+ community.

In 2015, LGBT+ people were promised full and equal family rights. This promise has yet to be fulfilled.

Failure to fulfil it in full will erode trust in our democratic system.

The Children and Family Relationships Act should be commenced in full, as a matter of urgency. The Assisted Human Reproduction Bill should be progressed immediately, and the discrimination contained within the Adoptive Leave Act should be ended. In addition, external legal counsel should be hired to identify remaining gaps which should be fixed under the lifetime of the LGBT Inclusion Strategy.